英语四级考试答案第二套2021

一、选词填空

Social isolation poses more health risks than obesity...

26.I）implication

27.B）appointments

28.D）debating

29.O）touches

30.C）consequences

31.L）sparked

32.F）friendly

33.J）pushing

34.N）survey

35.K）severely

二、信息匹配

Science of setbacks:How failure can improve career prospects...

36.【G】One straightforward reason close losers might outperform narrow winners is that the two groups have comparable ability.

37.【D】Others in the US have found similar effects with National Institutes of Health early-career fellowships launching narrow winners far ahead of close losers.

38.【K】In sports and many areas of life,we think of failures as evidence of something we could have done better.

39.【B】One way social scientists have probed the effects of career setbacks is to look at scientists of very similar qualifications.

40.【I】He said the people who should be paying regard to the Wang paper are the funding agents who distribute government grant money.

41.【F】In a study published in Nature Communications,Northwestern University sociologist Dashun Wang tracked more than 1,100 scientists who were on the border between getting a grant and missing out between 1990 and 2005.

42.【J】 For his part,Wang said that in his own experience, losing.did light a motivating fire.

43.【C】A 2018 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, for example, followed researchers in the Netherlands.

44.【I】He said the people who should be paying regard to the Wang paper are the funding agents who distribute government grant money.

45.【E】This is bad news for the losers.

三、仔细阅读

Sugar shocked. That describes the reaction of many Americans this week following revalations that, ......

46.B）They turned public attention away from the health risks of sugar to fat.

47.D）Nearly all of them serve the purpose of the funders.

48.A）Exercise is more important to good health than diet.

49.C）It rarely results in objective findings.

50.D）Think twice about new nutrition research findings.

51.C）How people viewed success in his father' s time.

52.B）It was a way to advance in their career.

53.A）They are often regarded as most treasured talents.

54.C）What kind of people can contribute more to them.

55.D）It will bring about radical economic and social changes.

四、翻译（3篇）

铁观音(Tieguanyin）是中国最受欢迎的茶之一，原产自福建省安溪县西坪镇，如今安溪全县普遍种植，但该县不同地区生产的铁观音又各具风味。铁观音一年四季均可采摘，尤以春秋两季采摘的茶叶品质最佳。铁观音加工非常复杂，需要专门的技术和丰富的经验。铁观音含有多种维生素，喝起来口感独特。常饮铁观音有助于预防心脏病、降低血压、增强记忆力。

Tieguanyin is one of the most popular types of tea in China with its origin in Xiping Town, Anxi County, Fujian Province.Although widely planted in Anxi County, the tea produced in different parts tastes very differently. Tieguanyin can be picked all the year around with the best in spring and autumn. The tea involves very complex process, which needs professional skills and sophisticated experiences. As it contains many vitamins and possesses a unique flavour, the tea helps prevent heart diseases, lower blood pressure and improve memory if one drinks it regularly.

龙井(Longing）是一种绿茶，主要产自中国东部沿海的浙江省。龙井茶独特的香味和口感为其赢得了“中国名茶”的称号，在中国深受大众的欢迎，在海外饮用的人也越来越多。龙并茶通常手工制作，其价格可能极其昂贵，也可能比较便宜，这取决于的生长地、采摘时间和制作工艺。龙井茶富含生素C和其它多种有益健康的元素。经常喝龙井茶有助于减轻疲劳，延缓衰老。

Longjing is a type of green tea which is mainly produced in Zhejiang Province in the coastal area in east China.With the unique fragrance and flavour, the tea is well recognized asChina' s Famous Tea which enjoys great popularity at home

 and also increasing popularity overseas. Longjing is usually handmade. It can be extremely expensive or comparative cheap, which depends on the origin, the picking time and the workmanship. As it contains rich Vitamin C and many.other beneficial elements, the tea helps relieve fatigue and delay the aging process if one drinks it regularly.

普洱(Pu'er）茶深受中国人喜爱，最好的普洱茶产自云南的西双版纳(Xishuangbanna），那里的气候和环境为普洱茶树的生长提供了最佳条件。普洱茶颜色较深，味道与其他的茶截然不同。普洱茶泡(brew）的时间越长越有味道。许多爱喝的人尤其喜欢其独特的香味和口感。普洱茶含有多种有益健康的元素，常饮普洱茶有助于保护心脏和血管，还有减肥、消除疲劳和促进消化的功效。

Pu' er is one of the most popular types of tea among the Chinese people, with its best produced in Xishuangbanna,Yunnan Province, where the climate and the environment provide the tea with the best growing conditions. Pu' er tea features comparatively dark colour and totally different flavour. The longer it brews, the better it tastes. Many Pu' er lovers especially fancy its unique fragrance and flavour. As it contains many beneficial elements, the tea helps not only protect the heart and blood vessels but also lose weight, relieve fatigue and improve digestion if one drinks it regularly.

五、作文

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay titled "Are people becoming addicted to technology?". The statement given below is for your reference.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.Numerous studies claim that addiction to technology is real and it has the same effect on the brain as drug addiction.

范文（来源于网络）：

In contemporary society, there is a prevalent phenomenon that people in growing numbers find it difficult to live without technology. Numerous studies claim that addiction to technology has the same effect on the brain as drug addiction.Undoubtedly, such addiction has a range of negative effects on modern people. Firstly, a mass of students spend enormous time playing on their mobile phones, which dramatically reduces their attention span and decreases their learning efficiency.

Then, employees of today are too dependent on technological devices while working. As a result, they might, to some extent,become lazier and even sometimes think passively. Besides, in our daily life, modern people have become progressively indifferent to each other. At restaurants, we can often see that 8 out of 10 people stare at their phones instead of talking with their friends sitting next to them.

There are several ways to prevent this trend from worsening.To begin with, parents ought to guide their kids to use technology in a reasonable way. Moreover, it is high time some tech-giants launched anti-addiction systems in their products.